Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 80 Demosthenes -384 -322 Δημοσθένης Pickard-Cambridge, Arthur Wallace, Sir 1873 1952 Pickard-Cambridge, A. W. (Arthur Wallace), Sir The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2 Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Anne Soulard, Jon Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Public Orations of Demosthenes, Volume 2" by Demosthenes is a historical collection of political speeches written during the classical period of Greece, specifically in the 4th century BC. This volume includes speeches that highlight the tensions between Athens and Philip II of Macedon, detailing the political and military challenges faced by Athens in this era. The general topic revolves around the defense of Athenian democracy against external threats and the importance of unity among Greek states. The opening of this volume introduces a critical context where Demosthenes addresses an assembly of Athenians regarding their strained relations with Philip II and the situation in the Chersonese. He outlines the urgent need for Athens to support their general, Diopeithes, in the region against Macedonian interference and critiques the complacency of citizens regarding the rising power of Philip. Demosthenes emphasizes the importance of action over words and highlights the immediate dangers posed by Philip's military campaigns, warning that failure to respond effectively could lead to the loss of Athenian autonomy. The opening sets the stage for a masterful display of rhetoric aimed at rallying his fellow citizens to take decisive action in the face of growing threats. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Athens (Greece) -- Politics and government -- Early works to 1800 Demosthenes -- Translations into English Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek -- Translations into English PA Text Classical Antiquity Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Politics 427448 427333 2024-10-04T09:36:35.195795 2023-10-04T08:48:56.543827 text/html text/html 427441 427326 2024-10-04T09:36:35.471788 2023-10-04T08:48:56.735842 text/html text/html 237928 2024-10-04T09:36:44.140768 application/epub+zip 243063 2024-10-04T09:36:38.947780 application/epub+zip 221167 2024-10-04T09:36:37.657796 application/epub+zip 474580 2024-10-04T09:36:47.919747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 448380 2024-10-04T09:36:43.290769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415258 2022-09-04T12:53:31.445193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395971 395907 2024-10-04T09:36:34.803831 2023-10-04T08:48:56.269820 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 395627 2014-10-13T11:49:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 147746 2014-10-13T11:49:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 397135 2014-10-13T11:48:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 147877 2014-10-13T11:49:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22639 2024-10-04T09:36:48.054722 application/rdf+xml 18608 2024-10-04T09:36:38.199780 image/jpeg 3993 2024-10-04T09:36:37.927786 image/jpeg 235174 2024-10-04T09:36:35.506815 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia